Fish that lure prey with a modified fin ray on the head, tipped with a lure that glows in some species. They live in seas worldwide, from the seabed to the deep open ocean, and include monkfish and frogfish.
Quick answers
What is it?Fish
Carnivore?Yes
Dangerous?No
Domesticated?No
Awake when?Day & night
Hibernates?No
Kept as a pet?No
Do people eat it?No
At a glance
Found inOceans
HabitatOpen ocean
ColoursBlack, Brown
SizeSmall
LegsNone
Covered inSkin
Lives alone
Lives for20–30 years
Can swim
Lays eggs
In the wild
- Where it lives
- Seas worldwide.
Did you know
The male fuses onto the female permanently and becomes a set of spare organs.
In some deep-sea anglerfish the female can be several orders of magnitude heavier than the male.
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